the population of a town is divided into three age categories. a random sample of each category is surveyed…

the population of a town is divided into three age categories. a random sample of each category is surveyed about voting choices. this type of sampling is called\ncluster sampling.\nstratified sampling.\nsimple random sampling.\nsystematic random sampling

the population of a town is divided into three age categories. a random sample of each category is surveyed about voting choices. this type of sampling is called\ncluster sampling.\nstratified sampling.\nsimple random sampling.\nsystematic random sampling

Answer

Answer:

B. stratified sampling

Brief Explanation:

Stratified sampling divides the population into subgroups (strata) based on certain characteristics (here age - categories) and then samples from each subgroup. This is what's described in the problem.